Just as she had finally mastered the difficult Peach Needle, she arrived at the doorway only to find that her daughter had turned into a little lunatic. Her hair was a mess, and there were a few blades of grass sticking to it. Her face was sweaty, with black soot on the tip of her nose. Her clothes, dress, and shoes were all covered with dirt and grass. She didn't walk like a young lady; she either ran or hopped.
Her daughter was still in the courtyard, and her loud voice calling for Zi Zhu carried into the small courtyard.
Cheng Yue was taken aback by the sight of her daughter, then covered her face with a handkerchief and started sobbing. She blamed herself for not disciplining her daughter properly, and lamented that she had let down her mother, and let down Brother Jiang. She also ordered Qian Xiaoyu to spank Zi Zhu ten times on the palm and deducted two months of her allowance.
A beauty's tears are pitiful to behold.
